Democrats Trump GOP in La Mesa Voter Registration, Freshest Figures Show

La Mesa has a slightly higher percentage of Democratic voters than Republicans, according to voter registration data released this week.

Affirming the city’s bipartisan status ahead of the June 5 primary election, the county Registrar of Voters Office said Democrats outnumbered the GOP here 11,520 to 10,332 as of April 30.

With 30,7458 registered voters, La Mesa has 6,841 declining to identify themselves by any party.

The next-biggest affiliation in La Mesa is the American Independent Party, with 1,053 members, say the figures (attached).

Then come the Libertarian Party (245) and the Green Party (200).

By percentage, the city is 37.8 percent Democrat, 33.9 percent Republican and 22.4 percent not listing a preference.

In 2010, the U.S. census counted 57,065 La Mesans, so nearly 53 percent of the city population is eligible to vote.

The 53rd Congressional District and the 79th State Assembly District—of which La Mesa is a part—had similar demographics. The 53rd counted 148,933 voters as Democrats, compared to 100,831 Republicans. The 79th counted 91,750 Democrats, compare to 61,625 Republicans.

For La Mesa voters, only the 36th Senate District, currently occupied by Joel Anderson (R), deviates from the trend, with 88,783 GOP members, compared to 66,820 Dems.